The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-04
THE WATERWORKS.
The New System Up City
Creek Completed.
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK
The Dry Benchers' Blessinp-The
Water supply Good for Increased
Population for Years to Come.

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completed, a HERALD reporter took
drive up City Greek Canyon about a
mile or so, and was astonished at the
vast improvements achieved there in
connection with the municipal water
supply.
The first work on the excavations for
the new piping was comm need in Sep
TENDER, 1886, and since that time has
been faithfully prosecuted An idea
may be obtained IF the
EXTENT OF THE LABOR
put upon the joe, when it is stated that
the total cost has been in the neighbor-
hood of $40 900; bat to obtain anything
like correct estimate of the magnitude
of labor performed, the amount of pip
Ing put in pOsiuon and the benefits Sc
cured visit to the scene of operations
IL ust be undertaken.
I he day selected was the first ami.
Versary of putting the water from the
upper works over the Dry BencA-the
Sd of December. The water was turned
into the pipes on the I'd, but did not go
over IN consequence of there being frost
in the pipes. 1t was day of salvation
for The northeastern settlers, and one
that will be long remembered.
TO Mayor Armstrong and Chief En-
gineer Ottinger the success of the recent
undertaking is mainly due, they hav-
ing supervised the work 10 great ex
tent and engineered it from the start to
its completion, and they car point
with pride to the result, as one of the
FINEST wATERwoRKs SYSTEMS
in the west, substantial, effective, and
calculated to meet the requirements of
the increasing population. The city
fathers are likewise entitled to great
credit for their foresight and action in
furtberIng the scheme for au improved
water supply.
On the way up the canyon. force of
men was encountered. who were filling
up the trenches wherein the pipes had
been laid from the new reservoirs to
the connection with the old ones near
the mouth of the canyon, anG engaged
in making an excellent double track
road for quite distance up. that is. W
to the brick house," where the main
tanks are located.
The large brick building originally
erected for the marble works, which |
were contemplated few years ago, has |
been converted into tank house. The
building is 100x60, and well adapted to
the use to which it has now been put |
Here are
TWO TANKS, Oh RESERVOIRS,
constructed, one of which is
finished and full of water, and the
other one will be thoroughly cemented,
Mr.. Rumel being at work on it every |
day, in a couple of weeks or so. They |
are built in an oval, dish shape, and |
the measurements OF each are: At the |
top 81 feet by IL feet; in the centre 40 |
feet by 81 AID at the bottom AZ feet b |
inches, by IS feet feet. The capacity OF the
two is 100000 gallons. They will be |
once a week. The water now running
in is from the upper works, a hydrapt
having been inserted for that purpose
the new connection not yet having been
used. Above the building TO the ght
8 little hill, through which tunnel
LOO feet in length has been
driven, and it is through this
that the fume to supply the
Ia ks from the creek has been
been placed. The fume is 4 feet wide
and feet deep, and contains screens.
at the tank end of the fume is
settling tank with fourteen screens, SO
arranged that very little sediment can
pass into the tanks. Through this flume
he whole of
THE WATERS OF THE CREEK
IAN be turned into the building at will.
Between the two tanks a platform is
aid, and beneath this are couple OF
Arge valves, one for each tank, for
jhutting off the water from the main
pipes below; they are easily operated
~ one man. A short distance from
,hese are couple of other valves far
the waste The overfows
ire perfect. On the upper side of the
lill-at the head of the tunnel-is the
leadgste of the f1ume before mentioned,
md two strong screens to catch rocks
Gud rubbish that may be washed down.
This is covered by lumber structure,
IS feet long and II feet wide.
Three quarters of a mile farther up
he canyon are located the tanks of
THE DRY BENCH SYSTEM.
These are feet deep, 30 feet long and
5 feet wide, with capacity of 10000
,allonS. Each tank is so fitted with
,stes and valves that it can be emptied
n filled independent of the other. These
re emptied and cleaned out once a
week, and so perfect are the connec-
ions that each can be drained in five
minutes. There is an overflow at ore
md of each tank and above it an OPEN
ng for throwing out ice whenever it
reezes. A short distance above the
upper tanks is the head of the hume,
which is 200 feet long, and at the head
s feet deep by % inches wide. This
will allow Of a big stream running into
he interior, but at present four inch
stream is all that is considered neces-
Iary; when more is required, the plac-
ng of few extra planks across the
mouth of the dam, close to, will back up
he water so that the hume full can be
rushed In.
The upper works, as stated, are the
supply depot" for the northeast bench
From them down to the brick house
600 feet OF 12-inch pipe has been
Iaio; below that 1000 ieet OF S-inch,
and from that connection 1850 feet of
S-inCh pipe reaches 10 the Rock Tower: